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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1916

Page

3

City board records 1916 drainage and tax actions in Knoxville Iowa

The county board adjourned to consider petitions for drainage district No 4 and tax refunds, postponed bids for Perry township drainage, and conducted regular payrolls and gopher bounty claims. The group reconvened as a canvassing board to finalize the November 1916 general election Canvass in Marion County with all precincts reviewed and results stored.

Noxile Perry Township H. Allen Chatrman Allen Anderson Knox Coal Co Jay Jacobs Dickerson Roy Orr S. R. Hunt Frank N. Elliott Dickerson Bros B.strasburger The Taber “Lumber Co E. E Applegate Knoxville Mike Angelos Palmauist Andrew Blackman Kenneth Harking B.doud Gasten Roorda Nolen E. May William Bean John ‘Keuning Piticetennes Nolan Emery T. A. Schrader Frank Chrismore Frank Wielard Lonnie Dufner L. C. Bittenbender Eee Katie Bloodworth Ear Masterson Park Smith Regullar Bression Iowa Skunk River Agra Npall Marion County Durham

County Board Takes Over Bridge Construction in 1916

On September 6 1916 the county board met with all members present and read minutes from September 3. A resolution authorized taking over unfinished bridges from L B Childs contract begun March 1916. The county engineer was ordered to assume control hire labor and purchase materials to finish the bridges. J H Shinn Way named foreman and overseer. Payrolls to be certified by the county engineer and warrants issued.

L. B. Childs Janes Espstesdad Geteay Tahe J. H. ‘Shinn Omepecker

Thirty third Day inary canvassing election results

The board met to adjournment and completed the canvass of votes. It declared George W. Croglefannee as State Representative and listed elected officials including Franklin Crawford as County Auditor, J R Dyer as County Treasurer, Harold R Clements as Clerk of the District Court, I E Cronkhite as Sheriff, J E Long as County Recorder, N D Shinn as County Attorney, S Cornell as Coroner, and W Hi Allen plus A Kool as Members of the Board of Supervisors with terms starting January 1917 and 1918 respectively. It also names Justices of the Peace and constables for Clay and Dallas Townships.

Canvansing George W. Croglefannee Frank Crawford A. Kool Clay Township Justices of Peace J. H. Larewe Marshy Joe Humphrey Dallas Justicas Peace Oak Ly

Pella Board Grants Water Gallery Extension Along Highway

On November 15, 1916 the Pella city board approved H F Johnson’s petition to extend and lay a new water supply gallery along the public highway south from the pumping station for about a half mile. A long list of expenses was approved for bridge work, road labor, materials, and services from numerous suppliers and workers as part of the project funding.

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